Application of Micro/Nanoporous Fluoropolymers with Reduced Bioadhesion in Digital Microfluidics.

ABSTRACT: Digital microfluidics (DMF) is a versatile platform for conducting a variety of biological and chemical assays. The most commonly used set-up for the actuation of microliter droplets is electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD), where the liquid is moved by an electrostatic force on a dielectric layer. Superhydrophobic materials are promising materials for dielectric layers, especially since the minimum contact between droplet and surface is key for low adhesion of biomolecules, as it causes droplet pinning and cross contamination. However, superhydrophobic surfaces show limitations, such as full wetting transition between Cassie and Wenzel under applied voltage, expensive and complex fabrication and difficult integration into already existing devices. Here we present Fluoropor, a superhydrophob

SUBMITTER: Goralczyk A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9268009 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature